CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 30m

Die wundersame Welt der Waschkraft

30%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Behind the fluffy towels and crisp white sheets of Berlin's finest hotels is a tale of seemingly brilliant entrepreneurship: A company takes the dirty laundry of German hotels to Poland - and brings it back clean the very next day. Outside of Germany, labor is cheaper and regulations are less constricting. But over and beyond this fascinating capital venture there remains the harsh reality of the everyday life of the hard-working Polish laundrywomen, through whose hands the white sheets pass. While Beata struggles to raise her three children on her meager salary, Monika reminisces about her unrealized childhood dreams of becoming a doctor, and is compelled to watch her teenage daughter Marta gradually follow in her footsteps.

Directed byHans-Christian Schmid

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Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
May 7, 2009
Studios
Piffl Media

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